With a body less than 1.5 m long, the vaquita is the smallest living cetacean (the order Cetacea consists of whales, dolphins and porpoises). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
The vaquita is endemic to the north-western corner of the Gulf of California (north of 30º45'N and mainly west of 114º20'W), an area rich and diverse in marine mammals. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
The vaquita, which is also the world's smallest cetacean, is emblematic of the plight of other dolphins and porpoises around the world, say campaigners. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
Acababa de subir a Bessie, mi vaquita preferida al …. From Wordnik.com. [Chon y su vaca favorita Bessie/ a joke that requires translating] Reference
Mexico? vaquita bycatchAction: Implement a fishing moratorium on all entangling nets in the range of the vaquita. From Wordnik.com. [Biodiversity 100: actions for the Americas] Reference
Research published in the academic journal Mammal Review has uncovered the missing link in the depleting population of the vaquita. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
The current vaquita refuge contains an estimated 47% of the population - according to a paper by Gerrodette that is currently under Review. From Wordnik.com. [Biodiversity 100: actions for the Americas] Reference
The northern gulf has many endemic species including endemic populations of the vaquita (an endangered harbor porpoise) and the totoaba (a large endangered fish). From Wordnik.com. [Gulf of California large marine ecosystem] Reference
On 29 December 2005 the Ministry of Environment declared a vaquita Refuge that contains within its borders approximately 80% of all verified vaquita sighting positions. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
Donate to the World Wildlife Fund specifically for the vaquita. From Wordnik.com. [Muti] Reference
Mexico, Canada pledge to save the vaquita from extinction mongabay. com. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
They've been working toward (preservation) since the vaquita was discovered. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
ACS teams with Viva vaquita! on journal dedicated to critically endangered vaquita. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Bahamas set to ban catch and sale of sea turtles] Reference
The extinction of the baiji a 'wake-up call' to conserve vaquita and other cetaceans. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
Boyer says the vaquita is threatened because they get caught in fishing nets and drown. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
Take a legitimate ecotour and view the vaquita in its natural habitat without disturbing it. From Wordnik.com. [Green Options] Reference
The vaquita and the baiji head a list of eight small cetaceans that WWF says are under threat. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
Local fishermen drove the vaquita porpoise to the brink of extinction through the use of gillnets. From Wordnik.com. [Tucson Weekly] Reference
The vaquita -- a porpoise native to Mexico -- is currently the most critically endangered marine mammal. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
Only about 150 vaquita are left, and about 30 are dying each year through becoming entangled in fishing nets. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
The government has cut funding aimed at taking fishing boats out of service or adopting vaquita-friendly equipment. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
An expedition for this year is set to identify vaquita individuals, but even this is threatened by lack of funding. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
"The situation is so critical, you can't kill more than one vaquita per year of you want to save it for future generations.". From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
Considered shy because it avoids boats and humans, the vaquita is found only in the northern part of the Gulf of California. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
In 2005, the government set up a new refuge for the vaquita (around Rocas Consag Island off the coast of San Felipe, Baja, California). From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
And then, when she saw him with his fellow cows in Kenya, she giggled and said, "Tu vaquita!" ". From Wordnik.com. [Karin Luisa: An Encounter with a Shipibo Girl in the Amazon] Reference
"And will you introduce me to your vaquita?!". From Wordnik.com. [Karin Luisa: An Encounter with a Shipibo Girl in the Amazon] Reference
What is driving the vaquita towards extinction?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
The vaquita is really a banner species for all of that. ". From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
"The vaquita has declined dramatically as a result of bycatch in gillnets. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
"We continue to know very little about vaquita ecology and biology; a serious impediment to the species 'conservation. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
Earlier this year the baiji or Yangtse River Dolphin was declared probably extinct, and the Critically Endangered vaquita (. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
Flor de junio, flor de mayo, vaquita, and several other varieties, yes, but not pintos. http://www. mexicocooks.typepad.com. From Wordnik.com. [Frijoles Chinitos] Reference
The vaquita. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
Only 150 vaquita remain. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
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